Dorothy Thompson's Blog, page 54

5 Things You Should Know ABout Life of Shouty: Food & Fitness by NeonSeon

Creating Shouty Mack as a comic strip for a high school newspaper, NeonSeon developed Life of Shouty as a book series for children in 2010. NeonSeon grew up in Chicago's Hyde Park community and currently resides in Atlanta. Honors include a Mom's Choice Award for Life of Shouty: Good Habits.

For more information, visit www.SHOUTY.com.

About Life of Shouty: Food and Fitness

Shouty returns with a new challenge: his health. The second book in the Life of Shouty™ series by...

Guest Blogger: Karen Simpson on Quilting & Writing

Much of my adult life I have been more a quilter than a writer. For years I told stories about African American life with fabrics, thread and needles. Even though I loved books, I never thought I could write a novel, didn't think I was really smart enough to do that. But then a story, I knew was my story, caught my imagination and I was compelled to set out on my writer's journey.

Act of Grace is loosely based on an incident that happened several years ago in my hometown...

Guest Blogger: Dealing with Rejection by Veronica Blade

Dealing with Rejection

By Veronica Blade

Writers, like other artists, deal with more rejection than any other profession. Our work, our heart and soul, is put on display for all to see and, because people have their own personal tastes, everyone is a critic. There will always be someone around to crush all your hopes and dreams, intentional or not. Because all art is subject to personal tastes, there will always be people who don't like what you write. But that doesn't...

Pump Up Your Book Presents C. Elizabeth's 'Absolute Obsession Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2011′

Join C. Elizabeth, author of the contemporary romance, Absolute Obsession (Wings ePress), as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 1  – 23 2011 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!

Triggering an intervention of fate, 42 year old Rose Gerbaldi, discovers her heart and soul have been forever united with beautiful, 30 year old, British movie star, Michael Terrance – – a discovery that compels her reality to fiercely reclaim her, ultimately devastating ...

Pump Up Your Book Presents Noah Baird's 'Donations to Clarity Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2011′

Join Noah Baird, author of the humor book, Donations to Clarity (South Wind Publishing), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – December 16 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!

The plan was simple: hoax bigfoot, then sell tours to bigfoot enthusiasts. The plan wasn't brilliant, and neither were Harry, Earl, and Patch. The three chemical-abusing friends only wanted to avoid the 9 to 5 rat race, but their antics attract the attention of a r...

Pump Up Your Book Presents Michelle Richardson's 'It's Simple Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2011′

[image error]Join Michelle Richardson, author of the contemporary romance novel, It's Simple (iUniverse), as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – 23 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!

The general consensus is that relationships are easy to start but challenging to maintain. Although we may not think so, our choices ultimately determine the types of relationships we have. It's truly funny how after we've contributed to the chaotic state of the...

Pump Up Your Book Presents Jason Krumbine's The Grym Brothers Series Virtual Book Publicity Tour November 2011!

Join Jason Krumbine, author of The Grym Brothers Series, Two and a Half Dead Men, The Dead Couple and Better off Dead (One Stray Word Books), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – 23 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!

About Jason Krumbine

Jason Krumbine is the author behind the pulse pounding, wisecracking Alex Cheradon Series, the dead soul hunting Grym Brothers Series (including Two and a Half Dead Men, The Dead Couple and Better Off...

Pump Up Your Book Presents Sheila Roberts' 'The Nine Lives of Christmas Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2011′

Join Sheila Roberts, author of the women's fiction novel, The Nine Lives of Christmas (St. Martin's Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – 23 2011 on her fifth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!Bestselling author Sheila Roberts brings us a humorous, heartwarming Christmas novel about a matchmaking cat who brings a couple together just in time for the holidays. When a guy is in trouble, he starts making deals with his Creator…and Ambrose the...

Book Reviews: Fabulously Fifty and Reflecting It! by Tamara Elizabeth

[image error]Title: Fabulously Fifty and Reflecting It

Author: Tamara Elizabeth

Genre: Self-Help; Motivational

Paperback: 124 pages

Publisher: Trail Blazing Press

Language: English

ISBN-13: 978-0983064800

BOOK SUMMARY

This is my story, a story of a woman who has discovered how through my reflections, the truly fabulously lovable me; the authentic me that I was born to be. I have moxie like the trail blazing women of the 20's.

Today I am a confident, lovable courageous woman who realizes...

FREE Christmas eBook for Kindle: One Imperfect Christmas by Myra Johnson

[image error]One Imperfect Christmas

Myra Johnson

Graphic designer Natalie Pearce faces the most difficult Christmas of her life. For almost a year, her mother has lain in a nursing home, the victim of a massive stroke, and Natalie blames herself for not being there when it happened. Worse, she's allowed the monstrous load of guilt to drive a wedge between her and everyone she loves—most of all her husband Daniel. Her marriage is on the verge of dissolving, her prayer life is...